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H.R. 582, “Raise the wage act” is a good bill, but opponents of the bill will refrain from mentioning the minimum hourly rate will not attain $15 until 7th year after the bill's passage. Its method for retaining the minimum rate's purchasing power is to monitor and annually (when necessary)...

The pay gap between male and female White House staffers has more than tripled in the first year of the Trump administration, according to an analysis by economist Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. The current Trump pay gap is considerably higher than...

It seems Trump has finally explained how Mexico will pay for his wall: "Donald Trump said he would force Mexico to pay for a border wall with the United States by blocking Mexican immigrants from sending money back home, the Republican presidential front-runner told The Washington Post in a...

Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons. BOMB Syria but APPLAUD and Protect Israel “I will never apologize for the United States of America — I don’t care what the facts are.”…President George H. W. Bush (the father) _____________________ Yes, Mr. President ,Israelis using phosphorous bombs to...

Ran across a quotation from Hayek about capital levies today as someone was comparing the Cypriot situation to Britain in the past. Turns out Hayek had suggested a wealth tax to help pay for WII: "There might… be a strong case for a capital levy on old wealth, payable partly in shares of the...

High CEO Pay Could Draw Renewed Attention in Election Year | Graziadio Business Review | Graziadio School of Business and Management | Pepperdine University That was then..... .....This is now CEO Compensation -- Table - WSJ.com

Really the entire country is struggling to make ends meet so you solve this by increasing your pay. I have to give applaud John Barrow for his stand. http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dem-representative-moves-block-obamas-congressional-pay-increase_692451.html

Hi, I was wondering about this: 1. How long did it take for our parents to pay a mortgage, and how much of their salary took? 2. How long does it take for us (people between 30 and 40 years old) to pay our mortgages, and how much does it take of our salaries? Thanks in advance!

Do you really know what is wrong with this country? Wealthy are becoming richer and richer and the rest are filling the belly of the corporate best with their sweat and blood. Read full Article: Thanks to US Tax System! Obama pays 20%, Romney Pays 15% but you and I pay 30%

The three companies which received bailout money and have not paid it all back yet are getting some stricter rules from the Treasury including freezes on CEO salary and some cuts for senior level executives. Ah when the government starts running businesses... (not that the pay cuts are not a...

HEADLINE: Obama pay freeze for federal workers dishonest; 1.1 million still get pay raises OVERVIEW: The Obama pay freeze for federal workers is a fraud since more than 1 million federal workers still get pay raises while America is mired in double-digit unemployment. LINK...

In an attempt to show that he is willing to cut and work with the GOP, President Obama has proposed a 2 year freeze on federal salaries. It is estimated to save $2 billion in fiscal 2011. source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AS3AY20101129 In my opinion, it might be a good notion, but...

Many Democrats are arguing that an insurance mandate is necessary so that everyone will be forced to get health insurance. This is for the sake of cost sharing; nowadays, for instance, many consumers are looking to tighten their belts and find savings everywhere they can. One bet many poor...

Israel has agreed to pay $10.5 million to the U.N. for damages from their war on Gaza last winter. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has originally demanded $11.2 million, but upon discussions with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack it looks like they settled on $10.5 million. Thoughts...

For me, a major and time-consuming event this week was doing my income tax return and filing it. Mine are fairly simple, and I use tax software, so it isn't too onerous. But it started me thinking about our tax structure. The US has an extremely low personal income tax rate. Much as we...